Deaths reported during the week ending 19 August 2023:
Friday, 11 August
Darren Kent, actor (British), cause not reported, 39.
Sunday, 13 August
Clarence Avant, music industry executive (Sussex Records), .
Melvin Barcliff, aka Magoo, rapper ("Up Jumps da Boogie"), cause not
reported, 50.
Alex Collins, NFL football player (Seattle Seahawks), in a motorcycle
accident, 28.
Bill Schlesinger, major leaguer (Boston Red Sox), 81.
Monday, 14 August
Bobby "Boomer" Baun, NHL hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), 86.
Tuesday, 15 August
Gary Barnes, NFL football player (Atlanta Falcons), of Parkinson's disease,
83.
Wednesday, 16 August
Jerry Moss, music industry executive (A&M Records), 88.
Renata Scotto, operatic soprano, 89.
Thursday, 17 August
Karol J. Bobko, U.S. astronaut (Shuttle), 85.
Bobby Eli, R&B guitarist (MFSB), cause not reported, 77.
Rick Jeanneret, hockey broadcaster (Buffalo Sabres), after a long illness, 81.
Friday, 18 August
James L. Buckley, U.S. Senator (R-NY, 1971-77) and federal appeals judge
(1985-2023), 100. He was the older brother of the late political commentator
William F. Buckley Jr.
Ray Hildebrand, pop singer (Paul & Paula), 82.
Al Quie, U.S. Congressman (R-MN, 1958-79) and Governor of Minnesota (R,
1979-83), 99.
Saturday, 19 August
Maxie Baughan, NFL football player (Philadelphia Eagles), 85.
Alex Cole, major leaguer (Cleveland Indians), 58.
Ron Cephas Jones, actor (William Hill on "This Is Us"), of a chronic lung
problem, 66.
John Warnock, software developer (Adobe Systems), 82.
Compiled by David Carson
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